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EARLY COUNTY, GA., Garden Spot of GOD’S COUNTRY VOLUME LXXV }• NO. 2 GOVERNMENT TO OFFER FARM LOAN BONDS FOR SALE WERE AUTHORIZED BY CON GRESS IN RECENT FARM LOAN LEGISLATION The Federal government is prepar ing to issue and offer for sale farm loan bonds, which were authorized and provided for in the recent farm loan legislation of Congress. These bonds will be issued in denomina tions of $25, SSO, SIOO, SSOO, SI,OOO, $5,000 and SIO,OOO. The interest on these bonds, which may not ex ceed four per cent, per annum, is guaranteed by the government of the United States fully and uncon ditionally until maturity or earlier retirement, anjj will be paid semi annually. Bonds, of any of the denominations mentioned above, may be obtained in either coupon or registered form and are tax ex empt. Any person interested may save a bond brokerage cost by buying them through the local correspondent of the Farm Credit Administration. The Federal government has provided that these bonds be issued in small denominations and salable, without cost of sale, to the purchaser, so that the average person who has money to invest may buy one or more. Many . people are afraid of their local banks and in almost all cases the small local banks have ceased paying interest on time de posits. By buying these bonds the investor may obtain a fair rate of interest, with absolute certainty of getting it, as the United States treasury guarantees it. The bonds will be issued in about sixty days. Any orders from the local corre spondent will be reserved when the bonds are offered to the public. LOCAL PRICES ON MILK ADVANCED The dairies of Messrs. T. H. Dav enport and Duncan Hall announce in The News this week an increase in the price of milk, the new scale of prices to become effective Friday, September Ist. Under the new prices, quarts have been advanced from 10c to 12 l-2c; pints from 5c to 6 l-4c. Cream will sell at 40c a pint, or 20c for half pints. Advancing costs of feed stuffs, labor, etc., is cited as reason for the advance. T. K. Weaver & Co. NEW GOODS ARRIVING DAILY Ladies' newest Silk Dresses $3.95 Ladies' Fall Felts SI.OO to 1.95 36-inch Kordurette Suiting, yard.— .40 36-inch Tweed Suiting, yard .35 36-inch Plaid Suiting, yard .25 Summer Wash Dresses .75 Rough Crepe, Fall shades, yard .95 25c quality Voile, yard .15 19c quality Voile, yard .10 SI.OO Full Fashioned Hose, pair .69 NEW FALL DRESSES RECEIVED EACH WEEK T. K. Weaver & Co. BLAKELY, GA. Contg JXcws Early County Farmers Seek Loans From Federal Land Bank Some farmers of Early county are taking advantage of the relief offered through the Farm Credit Administration in paying off mort gages and other debts. Through Saturday, August 26th, twenty-four farmers of Early coun ty had filed application with the Federal Land Bank and the Land Bank Commissioner for loans in the total amount of $58,700.00. The Bank and the Commissioner have been so rushed with applications that no loans have been closed. The nec essary step in applying for a loan is a certified surveyor’s plat of the land offered as security, accompan ied by $11.17 for cost of applica tion and appraisal fee. Further Industrial Gains Reported By Federal Reserve Washington, D. C.—The federal reserve board reported that domestic industrial production increased fur ther from June to July and in the first three weeks of August had maintained a relatively high level. In its preliminary summary of general and financial conditions in the United States, the board said industry was holding gains made early in the summer contrary to the seasonal tendency to slump. Since the middle of July, it added, there had been reductions in wholesale prices of leading raw materials while prices of many other products had advanced. The volume of industrial output, as measured by its seasonally ad justed index, advanced 7 per cent of the 1923-1925 average to 98 per cent in July, the summary said. The average compared with 60 per cent in March. The principal increase was report ed at steel plants, where activity advanced from 46 per cent of ca pacity to 59. Production in lumber and coal also was in larger volume. The daily average output of auto mobiles displayed none of the usual seasonal decline. Prices of grain, cotton and many imported raw materials were consid erably lower in the third week of August, than in middle July, while quotations of textiles were higher, refelcting in part the application of the processing tax on cotton. Prices of leather and coal also ad vanced in this period. Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts — BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 31, 1933. NATIONAL DRIVE TO BRING EVERY ONE UNDER NRA CORPS OF WORKERS TO SPEND WEEK ENLISTING ALL UNDER BLUE EAGLE (By Georgia Newspaper Alliance) Atlanta, Ga.—A million and a half voluneer workers are invading every city, town, hamlet and cross-roads in the United States this week in the biggest patriotic drive since the World War era. Just as during the War when Washington called and volunteers re sponded, so, today thousands of volunteer soldiers in the War against Depression are busy visiting every business house and home in Geor gia as in every other state in the Union in a week’s drive under the National Recovery program. The battle is for re-employment and bet ter wages. “A flag in every shop and a card in every home” is the goal of the workers who will attempt to enroll every American under the “Blue Eagle” and will ascertain the in crease in payrolls and employment in establishments now flying the in signia of the NRA. In Atlanta the week’s canvass is being conducted by 450 young men especially mobi lized by the Junior Chamber of Com merce. The government means business. Out of Washington, in no uncertain words, comes the pledge of General Hugh S. Johnson, the recovery ad ministrator, that those who trifle with the Blue Eagle will lose the symbol and the world will know the reason it was taken from them. He also warns against “sky-rocketing” of prices, and promised that the practices of “chiselers and cheaters” are to be driven out of the business world. Informed that a number of At lanta employers have been called on by impersonators who warned that “the Federal Government was about to check them up,” the Atlanta of fice of the department of commerce and the secret service office warned that impersonating a federal officer is a federal offense and violators will be prosecuted. Volunteer work ers in this week’s drive are armed either with identifying lapel pins, cards, or both. Approximately half of the com mercial life of Atlanta is now operat ing under the agreement, affecting thousands of workers, re-employing thousands and adding more thou sands and adding more thousands of dollars to the weekly payroll of the city, according to the Atlanta NRA headquarters. This week’s drive by the volunteer workers is designed not only to bring under the “Blue Eagle” those business establishments not now dis playing the symbol, but it is intend ed also to inspire housewives, work ers and others to patronize busi nesses that display the insignia of the recovery act. Everyone will be asked to sign up the NRA cards pledging this support, it was stated, and the government expects every signer to live up to his pldge, it was stated. Adams Tells People To Wash All Fruits G. C. Adams, commissioner of agriculture, states that he has learn ed on good authority that there are many cases of sickness and other bad effects following the consumption by the public of vegetables, fruits and other products which have been sprayed with insecticides that are poisonous. The spraying of fruits and vege tables by the grower for the destruc tion of various insects and pests is an absolutely essential process if the farmer intends to make a crop and Mr. Adams desires to aution the people that they should thoroughly wash and clean any fruits and vege tables before they are used. “Be Sure. You Are Right, Then Go Ahead,” MRS. BALKCOM IS MEMBER OF COMMITEE OF 200 WORK IN FURTHERANCE OF GEORGIA BICENTENNIAL IS RECOGNIZED (Special to Early County News—By Georgia Newspaper Alliance) Mrs. V. F. Balkcom, of Blakely, Georgia, a leader in church, educa tional and club work, today was add ed to the roster of distinguished men and women forming the patrons’ committee of 200 of the Georgia Bicentennial Commission. Announce ment of Mrs. Balkcom’s acceptance of the invitation to join the com mittee was made by Albert R. Rogers, director of celebration, and T. Guy Woolford, treasurer to whom Mrs. Balkcom sent $250 towards the ex pense of promoting the proper ob servance of Georgia’s Bicentennial. For some months Mrs. Balkcom has been actively interested in the Bicentennial celebration, having ac cepted chairmanship of the Blakely- Early County Bicentennial committee in February. Under her leadership the Early County Bicentennial cele bration in April became a great suc cess and her committee also had a prominent part in the Bicentennial celebration in Macon on May 29th. While devoted to her home and children and never losing sight of her domestic responsibilities, Mrs. Balk com has been tireless in her efforts in behalf of church, school and com munity and has exerted a wide and inspiring influence. For fourteen years she has been secretary and treasurer of Holy Trinity Church School. She served the full time allotted by the by-laws as Regent of Peter Early Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution. During this time she did a great deal of genealogical research work and was invited to become a member of the Institute of American Genealogy. She was a charter memby of the Atlanta Genealogical Society and at tended its first meeting. Previous to her regency, Mrs. Balkcom served as treasurer of her local D. A. R. Chapter and also for four years was chairman of patriotic education in the Chapter. It was while serving this chairmanship that she was invited to be a patron of the U. S. Flag Committee. Mrs. Balkcom has been President of the Parent-Teacher Association of the Blakely High School for the past two years. The Bicentennial tablet to be placed in the rotunda of the State Capitol will carry the names of Mr. and Mrs. Victor F. Balkcom, along with the names of others whose gifts are supplying the funds necessary for the adequate observance of Geor gia’s 200th birthday. Membership in the patrons’ committee may be had upon invitation only. The committee will consist of one organization, in dividual or institution for each of the 200 years in the history of Georgia. The name of each patron, whether an organization, an institution, an individual or a memorial, will appear on the Bicentennial tablet which the legislature authorized to be placed in the State Capitol. Women Urge Buying At NRA Stores Only (By Georgia Newspaper Alliance) Atlanta, Ga. Organization of women to get signatures for a pledge to buy only at stores showing the Blue Eagle is to be attempted all over Georgia. Already 99 wom en’s organizations in Atlanta are pledged thus to support the NRA. General Hugh S. Johnson has an nounced that if necessary the Fed eral Trade Commission and the De partment of Justice eventually will be used to enforce the recovery act. William Green, president of the Federation of Labor, sent in structions out to labor headquarters in 48 states to investigate and re port violations of those displaying the Blue Eagle. Hereafter, Harry L. Hopkins, emergency relief ad ministrator, said his agency will buy supplies only from those stores fly ing the Blue Eagle. Important Meeting Os Farmers Here Tuesday Afternoon County Agent W. A. Fuqua an nounces that a meeting of Early county farmers will be held at the court house next Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 5, at 3 o’clock. The object of the meeting is to discuss the marketing of peanuts, receive in formation regarding hogs and dis cuss the screw-worm, whose ravages are causing some concern. A. E. Gibson, representing the Georgia Peanut Growers Exchange, will discuss the marketing of pea nuts. Dr. D. E. Sawyer, County Agent of Decatur county will bring some information regarding hogs and will briefly discuss the screw-worm. It is hoped that there will be a large number of farmers present to hear these problems discussed. Fire Monday Night Damages Tarver Case The case owned and operated by Mr. Charles Tarver, corner public square and South Main street, was damaged by fire last Monday night. The fire apparently started from the kitchen range and burned through the partition between the kitchen and dining room. The interior of the building was scorched, windows broken and the case equipment some what damaged. The building is the property of Mr. B. W. Tarver, of Opelika, Ala. The News did not learn whether the damaged property was insured. Motor Car Owners Paid Billion In Taxes in 1932 Motor car owners paid in taxes a total of $1,076,000,000 during 1932, while in the same year the total pro duction of the automobile industry amounted to $1,500,000,000, accord ing to figures compiled by the At lanta Motor Club. Registrations in 1932 declined but taxes paid by mo torists advanced. Motor car taxes amounted to 48.5 per cent of the total revenue of Georgia in 1932, and this year stood ninth in the list in percentage of taxes paid directly through owner ship of motor vehicles, while in mileage of the state road system Georgia stood twenty-second. Geor gia was ninth in the list of local and state roads with an estimated total of 102,284 miles. Gasoline consumption in the Unit ed States dropped from 221,893,000 gallons in 1931 to 199,031,000 gal lons in 1932, the figures show. Os 24,136,897 vehicles registered in the country more than 20,900,000 are automobiles. ■r—■. i■■ii —■ We promptly accepted m the provisions of the In- dustrial Recovery Act in answer to President ■I Cr Roosevelt’s appeal for Wl DO OUR RART | the co-operation of American Industry. Buy Your Drug Store Supplies Before Prices Go Up Balkcom’s Drug Store PULL FOR BLAKELY —OR— PULL OUT $ 1.50 A YEAR ELECTRIC ENERGY TAX MUST BE PAID BY VENDOR CONSUMER OF ELECTRICITY WILL BE EXEMPT FROM TAX THEREAFTER W. E. Page collector of federal revenue in Georgia, has made public the following statement issued by Guy Helvering, commissioner of in ternal revenue at Washington: Section 616 of the revenue act of 1932, imposing on the consumer a tax of 3 per cent on amounts paid for electricial energy furnished for domestic or commercial consumption, was amended by the act of June 16, 1933 (Public No, 73-73rd Congress) so that the cendor of electrical energy sold on and after September 1, 1933, for domestic or commercial consump tion will be liable for payment of the 3 per cent tax, based on the price for which sold. Under the provisions of section 616 now in effect the tax must be paid by the domestic or commercial consumer of electrical energy fur nished up to and including August 31, 1933, irrespective of when pay ment for the energy so furnished is made. On and after September 1, 1933, all vendors of electrical energy will be liable for tax on electrical energy sold for domestic or commercial con sumption, and not for resale, at the rate of 3 per cent of the price for which the energy is sold. The law specifically provides that a public ownned electric and power plant will not be liable for tax on electrical energy it sells, even though such energy is sold for domestic or com mercial consumption. In the case of an owner or lessee of a building who purchases electri cal energy for resale to tenants there in the law regards the initial sale of the energy to such owner or lessee as the taxable sale for consumption, and the resale to the tenant is not considered a sale for consumption. Rotary Club In Regular Meeting Last Thursday Arthur Ussery and DuPree Davis, president and past president, respec tively, of the Dothan Rotary Club, made up their attendance with the Blakely Club at noon last Thursday. Rotarian Ussery, upon invitation of President Hall, spoke briefly of the progress being made to enlist the Alabama city under the NRA pro gram. Rotarian Barham had as his daugh ter, Miss Neta Barham, and his son, Mr. Edwin Barham. Miss Evelyn Dußose furnished the music for the Club songs.